Bicycle Plan

Bicycle Plan 2012–16

The City of Melbourne is committed to becoming a cycling city with safe and connected bicycle routes.

The Bicycle Plan 2012–16 is the City of Melbourne’s action plan for bicycle infrastructure and programs to make Melbourne safer and more attractive for current and future cyclists. The plan was endorsed by Council at the Future Melbourne Committee on 4 September 2012.

Focus of the plan

There has been signficant effort to make Melbourne a bicycle-friendly city, though more work is needed for cycling to become a more dominant mode of travel.

The plan recognises that investment will be required for people to feel legitimate, safe and supported when they cycle.

The goals of the Bicycle Plan are to:

plan and deliver a connected cycling network

build high quality routes for local cycling trips

increase participation in cycling

make cycling safer.

Actions of the plan

The plan’s actions over the next four years will encourage more people to cycle more often.

The plan details the need for :

a number of high priority on-road cycling routes, such as La Trobe Street, Princes Bridge on Swanston Street, St Kilda Road, Elizabeth, Exhibition and Clarendon streets

other off-road routes that improve transitions from off-road to on-road paths and link precincts, such as the Yarra Trail through Alexandra Gardens and Queen Victoria Gardens to St Kilda Road, Lorimer Street to Docklands and routes around Royal Park

more bicycle parking and improved end-of-trip facilities

research and bicycle safety campaigns to boost participation and monitor changes and trends.